Colombian Gets Drug Case Sentence

CHICAGO — A Colombian national was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday by Cook County Criminal Court Judge Howard Savage for possessing 12 kilos of cocaine with an intent to deliver.

Heriberto Londono, 43, was convicted of the drug charge by Savage in March.

Police, acting on a tip, observed Londono remove a package from behind the rear seat of a car in an alley at 5816 N. Sheridan Rd. in February, 1987, according to David King and Joel Leighton, assistant state`s attorneys. He was arrested with one kilo of cocaine in his hand, and police found 11 additional kilos in a hidden compartment in the car, King said.